different between tofu vs sukiyaki

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ??(???) (t?fu), from Middle Chinese ? (MC d?u^H, “bean”) + ? (bjú, “rotten, fermented”) (compare Mandarin ?? (dòufu)). Doublet of dubu.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?to?fu/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t??fu?/

Noun

tofu (countable and uncountable, plural tofus)

1. A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.

   Synonyms: bean curd, soycheese, dubu

3. (computing, typography) A box or rectangle, empty or with a question mark or hexadecimal code inside, displayed by some systems in place of a character not supported by available fonts. (such as _? or ????)

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• tofu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• FOUT

Czech

Noun

tofu n

1. tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soybean milk)

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese ?? (t?fu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tofu/, [?t?o?fu]
• Rhymes: -ofu
• Syllabification: to?fu

Noun

tofu

1. tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk)

Declension

Anagrams

• ufot

French

Alternative forms

• tofou (rare, archaic)

Etymology

From Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /to.fu/, /to.fy/

Noun

tofu m (plural tofus)

1. tofu

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ?? (???, t?fu, “tofu, bean curd”), from Middle Chinese ? (dùw, “bean”) + ? (bjú, “rotten, fermented”). Doublet of tahu from Min Nan ?? (t?u-h?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /to.fu/
• Hyphenation: to?fu

Noun

tofu

1. tofu, specifically soft or extra-soft unpressed fresh tofu.

Related terms

• tahu (specifically firm or extra firm pressed fresh tofu)

Further reading

• “tofu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /to?fu/
• Rhymes: -u

Noun

tofu m (invariable)

1. tofu

Anagrams

• tufo

Polish

Etymology

From Japanese ?? (t?fu), from Middle Chinese ? (dùw, “bean”) + ? (bjú, “rotten, fermented”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?.fu/

Noun

tofu n (indeclinable)

1. tofu

Further reading

• tofu in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• tofu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ?? (t?fu).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /to.?fu/
• Rhymes: -u

Noun

tofu m (plural tofus)

1. tofu (food made from curdled soybean milk)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tofu/, [?t?o.fu]

Noun

tofu m (uncountable)

1. tofu

English

Etymology

From Japanese ??? (sukiyaki).

Noun

sukiyaki (usually uncountable, plural sukiyakis)

1. A Japanese dish of thinly-sliced beef and tofu with dashi, mirin and soy sauce cooked quickly at the table.
   • 1991, John O. Coote, Submariner (page 206)

     We played golf all day and lived Japanese-style after the massage and paper-and-scissors games with the geishas who cooked our sukiyakis.

Translations

See also

• hot pot, hotpot
• shabu-shabu
• steamboat

Japanese

Romanization

sukiyaki

1. R?maji transcription of ????

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ??? (sukiyaki, “sukiyaki”).

Noun

sukiyaki

1. sukiyaki